
The Country Girl(1954)
An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, yet his alcoholism may prevent that from happening.


“HER ARMS...HER LOVE...HIS ONLY ESCAPE FROM A HERITAGE OF HATE!”
Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police close in around him, he makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man’s fiancée, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.

Dane Clark
Danny Hawkins

Gail Russell
Gilly Johnson

Ethel Barrymore
Grandma

Allyn Joslyn
Clem Otis

Rex Ingram
Mose

Harry Morgan
Billy Scripture

David Street
Ken Williams

Selena Royle
Aunt Jessie

Harry Carey, Jr.
Jimmy Biff

Irving Bacon
Judd Jenkins
Moonrise is a drama film released in 1948 exploring themes of swamp, film noir, guilt. Directed by Frank Borzage, it stars Dane Clark, Gail Russell, Ethel Barrymore. Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police close in around him, he makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man’s fiancée, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.
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